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Dan Hynes (New Hampshire)
Dan Hynes (independent) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 2. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on February 9, 2024.
Hynes (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 2. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Hynes was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 21 from 2017 to 2018. He resigned June 1, 2018, because he moved out of the district.[1]
On June 14, 2023, Hynes announced he was leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.[2] On February 9, 2024, Hynes left office before the end of his term. [3]
Biography
Dan Hynes lives in Bedford, New Hampshire. Hynes earned an associate degree in criminal justice from SUNY, Schenectady County Community College, in 2002, a B.S. in sociology from the University at Albany, SUNY, in 2004, and a J.D. from Western New England University School of Law in 2006. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[4][5]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hynes was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Gould (R) | 7.7 | 5,607 |
| ✔ |  | Laurie Sanborn (R) | 7.7 | 5,602 |
| ✔ |  | Ted Gorski (R) | 7.5 | 5,466 |
| ✔ |  | Catherine Rombeau (D) | 7.4 | 5,397 |
| ✔ |  | Kristin Noble (R) | 7.3 | 5,320 |
| ✔ |  | Dan Hynes (R) | 7.1 | 5,227 |
| ✔ |  | Loren Foxx (D) | 7.1 | 5,223 |
 | John Schneller (R) | 7.1 | 5,176 | |
| Kara LaMarche (D) | 7.1 | 5,168 | ||
| John Fitzgerald (D) | 7.0 | 5,107 | ||
| Britton Albiston (R) | 7.0 | 5,107 | ||
 | Jeffrey Kerr (D)  | 6.8 | 4,946 | |
| Shana Potvin (D) | 6.7 | 4,909 | ||
| Cheri Schmitt (D) | 6.6 | 4,818 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 73,107 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Rombeau | 15.7 | 1,430 |
| ✔ | Kara LaMarche | 14.3 | 1,299 | |
| ✔ | Shana Potvin | 14.2 | 1,287 | |
| ✔ | John Fitzgerald | 14.1 | 1,284 | |
| ✔ | | Loren Foxx | 14.1 | 1,283 |
| ✔ | Cheri Schmitt | 13.9 | 1,260 | |
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Kerr | 13.7 | 1,244 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 9,094 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laurie Sanborn | 15.5 | 2,137 |
| ✔ | | Linda Gould | 15.0 | 2,070 |
| ✔ | | Ted Gorski | 13.7 | 1,892 |
| ✔ | | Kristin Noble | 13.1 | 1,805 |
| ✔ | | Dan Hynes | 12.3 | 1,689 |
| ✔ | | John Schneller | 11.5 | 1,588 |
| ✔ | Britton Albiston | 10.7 | 1,478 | |
 | Russan Chester | 7.8 | 1,069 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 13,774 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Jeanne Dietsch defeated Dan Hynes in the general election for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeanne Dietsch (D) | 52.4 | 14,037 |
| Dan Hynes (R) | 47.6 | 12,776 | |
| Total votes: 26,813 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Jeanne Dietsch defeated Mark Fernald and Bruce Fox in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Dietsch | 54.6 | 3,728 |
| Mark Fernald | 32.5 | 2,219 | ||
| Bruce Fox | 12.9 | 884 | ||
| Total votes: 6,831 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9
Dan Hynes defeated Terry Wolf in the Republican primary for New Hampshire State Senate District 9 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Hynes | 53.1 | 2,699 |
 | Terry Wolf | 46.9 | 2,382 | |
| Total votes: 5,081 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Phil Straight (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 general election.[6][7]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dick Barry Incumbent |
7.39% | 6,600 | |
| Republican | Chris Christensen Incumbent |
8.12% | 7,256 | |
| Republican | Dick Hinch Incumbent |
7.84% | 7,009 | |
| Republican | Dan Hynes |
7.51% | 6,710 | |
| Republican | Bob L'Heureux |
8.56% | 7,647 | |
| Republican | Josh Moore Incumbent |
6.93% | 6,193 | |
| Republican | Jeanine Notter Incumbent |
7.96% | 7,117 | |
| Republican | Tony Pellegrino Incumbent |
7.89% | 7,050 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Grady | 6.21% | 5,553 | |
| Democratic | Kim Kojak | 5.82% | 5,199 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Mower | 5.57% | 4,976 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Nozell | 4.80% | 4,288 | |
| Democratic | JoAnn Rotast | 5.38% | 4,805 | |
| Democratic | Jack Rothman | 5.22% | 4,668 | |
| Democratic | Jacob Weisberg | 4.79% | 4,283 | |
| Total Votes | 89,354 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brenda Grady | |
| Democratic | Kim Kojak | |
| Democratic | Chuck Mower | |
| Democratic | Spencer Nozell | |
| Democratic | JoAnn Rotast | |
| Democratic | Jack Rothman | |
| Democratic | Jacob Weisberg | |
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 Republican primary.[8][9]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dick Barry Incumbent |
9.07% | 1,354 | |
| Republican | Chris Christensen Incumbent |
8.60% | 1,283 | |
| Republican | Dick Hinch Incumbent |
8.83% | 1,317 | |
| Republican | Dan Hynes |
8.56% | 1,278 | |
| Republican | Bob L'Heureux |
9.93% | 1,482 | |
| Republican | Josh Moore Incumbent |
6.81% | 1,016 | |
| Republican | Jeanine Notter Incumbent |
9.88% | 1,475 | |
| Republican | Tony Pellegrino Incumbent |
10.28% | 1,534 | |
| Republican | John Balcom Incumbent | 5.93% | 885 | |
| Republican | Beau Bernard | 5.80% | 865 | |
| Republican | Keith A. Jeffery | 4.24% | 633 | |
| Republican | David W. McCray | 6.72% | 1,003 | |
| Republican | John J. Washburn | 5.34% | 797 | |
| Total Votes | 14,922 | |||
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Roger H. Tilton was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Gary Daniels defeated Daniel Dwyer, Dan Hynes and Maureen Mooney in the Republican primary. Tilton and Daniels faced off in the general election.[10] Daniels defeated Tilton in the general election, and was elected to the vacant seat.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gary Daniels |
59.8% | 12,754 | |
| Democratic | Roger H. Tilton | 40.2% | 8,575 | |
| Total Votes | 21,329 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Gary Daniels |
38.8% | 2,126 |
| Maureen Mooney | 30.7% | 1,682 |
| Dan Hynes | 16.2% | 888 |
| Daniel Dwyer | 14.3% | 781 |
| Total Votes | 5,477 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dan Hynes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dan Hynes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hynes' responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Lower taxes (Particularly property taxes, business taxes, and Interest & Dividends), Criminal Justice Reform, Improved Education opportunities.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Criminal justice reform. As a Criminal defense lawyer, I am intimately aware of some of the problems with our criminal justice system. This last term I supported things such as bail reform, ending debtor's prison, and legalizing consensual/victimless crimes.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
I look up to people willing to try new things and who support a limited government.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
1984 (I oppose the idea of Big Brother)
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty, trust, hard work, willing to listen to others.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Understand the Constitution, our laws, and have ideas to keep New Hampshire a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
What legacy would you like to leave?
Being the most liberty minded State Senator who will hopefully encourage future people to run.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
Berlin wall collapse. I was 10.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Data entry. 2 years
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
4th of July as it celebrates our independence.
Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?
The house is a citizens legislature made up of 400 people. Senate is much smaller at 24. It is interesting to see which bills pass one but then fail in the other.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
Usually. It shows a commitment to public service.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Rise of socialism.
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Of course. I supported many bi-partisan issues as State Rep.
If you are a current legislator, what appealed to you about your current committees?
As an Attorney I was drawn to Judiciary as I am very knowledgeable about that area.
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2014
Hynes' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]
Economy
- Excerpt: "I believe the success of the economy and job creation is a combination of three things: Low Taxes, Quality Education, and fiscal/conservative government spending."
Education
- Excerpt: "Dan Hynes opposes Common Core! Dan supports teachers to work with their students in a way that will offer the best education and not be locked in to what the federal government thinks is best."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Dan Hynes supports lowering the Business profits tax and limiting government regulations to spur job growth and income."
Civil Liberties
- Excerpt: "As a conservative, Dan Hynes supports a limited government that will not control how people pursue a happy life. Dan Hynes supports a government that stands up for equality and fairness, and protects people from injustices."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Dan Hynes opposes both Obamacare and Medicaid expansion."
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 2016-2018 |
Succeeded by - |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "House Journal No. 1," July 25, 2018
- ↑ Boston Globe, "Conservative Republican N.H. lawmaker splits from GOP, switches to independent," June 14, 2023
- ↑ Manchester Ink Link, "Bedford state representative announces resignation," February 10, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dan Hynes," accessed February 1, 2023
- ↑ The New Hampshire House of Representatives, "Representative Dan Hynes (R)," accessed February 1, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Hynes for NH, "Issues," accessed August 6, 2014
